By the King. A proclamation inhibiting all persons after the four and twentieth day of June next to use the trade of a pedlar or petty chapman : unless they be licensed according to a course lately taken by us in that behalf.
| Author/creator | England and Wales |
| Other author | James II, King of England, 1633-1701. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [London] : [printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty], [1686] |
| Description | 2 sheets (versos blank). |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240895332 |
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| Variant title | Proclamation inhibiting all persons after the four and twentieth day of June next to use the trade of a pedlar or petty chapman, unless they be licensed according to a course lately taken by us in that behalf |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | "Recites 39 Eliz. confirmed 7 James I. The King has resolved to license pedlars or petty chapmen to prevent the dispersion of scandalous books and libels by rogues and idle persons pretending to be pedlars. An office erected for the purpose by letters patent 29 April 1686. All wishing a licence to bring certificates from the minister and churchwardens, and be bound under £40 to lodge only in inns or alehouses and not to travel on Sundays. To come in force 24 June next." -- Steele. |
| General note | Imprint from colophon. |
| General note | At end of text: Given at our court at Whitehall the seventh day of May 1686. In the second year of our reign. |
| General note | Steele notation: Reign Our 2) the will; Arms 102. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in the British Library. |
| References | Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) J361 |
| References | Steele I, 3832 |
| References | Early English books tract supplement interim guide 21.h.3[2] |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books; Tract supplement C24:1[2]) |
| Stock number | CL2105000001 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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